I have just come across CSS3 pie (http://css3pie.com/)
I was wondering how reliable it is to use? Will it work on all operating systems and are there any scenarios where it may not work?
A:
Quite reliable, but only the most common CSS3 tags are supported. I tried it under IE7 and IE8, Windows XP, Windows 7 32 and 64 bit - works as expected in all cases.
I've never had a chance to test it under the OSX version of IE though.
My advice, however, would be to work your site with CSS2 and then add CSS3 magic only to add extra eye candy for browsers capable of displaying it.
mingos
2010-10-10 18:02:07
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A:
I'd imagine it's much more about browser than OS. This is why "virtualized" web front ends like Flex/Silverlight/JavaFX are popular now because all these concerns mostly go away.
It's difficult to say how reliable it is since it's ultimately reliant on the chaotic ever-changing browser environment. Something could break on the next update of IE/Firefox/Opera/Chrome/Safari, or it could work fine. (Actually it says it's only for IE 6-8, so if you're not okay with that, you may run into trouble?)
It'll probably (?) be hard finding someone with actual experience with this util. Don't forget to check the list of known issues: http://css3pie.com/documentation/known-issues/
Crusader
2010-10-10 18:03:03
Actually, my company had a client who wanted to have the border-radius thingy working in IE7 and IE8 so the obvious solution was to use a tool like the PIE thing. It worked out great - but we only used it for border-radius and still needed to supply images for gradient backgrounds, custom styled textfields and such. But I confirm that it works.
mingos
2010-10-10 18:27:44
I don't doubt that it works *now*, my concerns are more centered on the unpredictable future of the browser landscape and "non-standard standards".
Crusader
2010-10-10 18:57:06